Zapatista

56 м

1999

5.2

Documentary History

Story Line

"Zapatista" is the definitive look at the uprising in Chiapas. It is the story of a Mayan peasant rebellion armed with sticks and their word against a first world military. It is the story of a global movement that has fought 175,000 federal troops to a stand still and transformed Mexican and international political culture forever.

Top Cast

Edward James Olmos

Narrator (voice)

R

Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente

Self - EZLN Spokesperson (as Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos)

J

Javier Elorriaga

Self - National Coordinator, FZLN

Zack De La Rocha

Self - Lead Singer, Rage Against the Machine

M

Marina Patrícia Jimenez

Self - Center for Human Rights, Chiapas

Noam Chomsky

Self - Professor, MIT

V

Vivian Stromberg

Self - Director, MADRE

K

Karen Parker

Self - Attorney, Humanitarian Law Project

Daryl Hannah

Narrator (voice)

Medea Benjamin

Self - Co-Director, Global Exchange

B

Blase Bonpane

Self - Director, Office of the Americas

Mumia Abu-Jamal

Self (voice)